Comments by "Neil of Longbeck" (@neiloflongbeck5705) on "The Fokker T.V; Flying “Cruiser”!" video.

There were 2 formations that bombed Rotterdam. It was the force that came in from the north that did all the damage as they never saw the signal flares aborting the mission as the radio antenna had already been wound in by the time the abort message was sent out by radio.
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@AudieHolland everything I've read states that Winkelman was initially prepared to fight on after the loss of Rotterdam. Yes, there usually is a cease fire of a limited period but not always such as at the end of WW1. And everything I've read suggests that Kesselring was ignoring what the ground commander were telling him on 14/5/1940. And guess what. You're wrong about there being a breach of the rules of war. The city was defended and the commander of the attacking force gave warning.
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@AudieHolland that's only true for the northern part of the city, in the southern part, already captured by the Germans, the red abort flares were fired. The city had not surrendered at this point as negotiations were still on going. The 36 bombers attacking from the south saw these flares and the 54 attacking from a northerly direction never saw any flares due to low cloud. The city surrendered shortly after the bombing.
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@AudieHolland that's not what any history book I've ever seen says. They all say the surrender happened after the bombing.
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@AudieHolland bombing of Rotterdam around 13:20. 16:50 Winkelman orders the surrender. This is not the order you are trying and failing to suggest.
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